Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-07-30
4 MATRIMONIAL "AD.'
A MAN OF "eENTEEL APPEARANCE"
 SEEKS 4 LADY CORRESPONDENT.

A MAN OF "eENTEEL APPEARANCE SEEKS A LADY CORRESPONDENT. How the Bitter Was Bitten by a CoHpi'
 of Mischief Loving Fair Ones - \
 Double Revenge PIanned-The Closing Scene.
 Fn and | have been having a spleEded lime a- ecxpense of the matrimonial adver' Using citizen. For several days We saw au ad i'm the uupers asking some lady of means to correspond with a gentleman of fine educa- tion. high moral character and genteel ar- uearaEcs. It was easy Co see the person was irnrecunious. ugly and in earnest. So to this man We wrote. We told him @ lovely ghost story Of an early marriage Co grocer of means. of an unfortunate Hines and widow hooI We said thnt, left with large fort une. we were being dOmineered over by the deceased grOcer's mother. who was seeking to invest a large sum We had in bank at present in property out of town, and then getting possession of the widow and money. The mother-in-law had intentions of an almost murierous character. We were mot seeking altogether to make a second marriage, but to find some strong masculine spirit to counsel and advise Us in our great strait"
 It was lovely how Veritas ''bit at that bai..7 We got letter immediately, telling "Cornelia- (that was the name We signedl tO b. firm: not to yield an inch; to buy no prop ertv until she had seen him, Neritas, who was urrtart,l Co b. drawn and guartered ia de- fenss of friendless widows with stamps The whole letter breathed desire Co get hOh of just such blessed fool as We had made Cor nelia out Co be-
 Then We thought we would have look at him, SD we namel the street in which Elm liyes. and 8 o'clock in the afternoon There Is a church directly opposite Ems uarlor windows We mentioned the vicinity of the church as the most secluded. He was Co know the widow bya handkerchief carried in her plr,is1l hand, and she was Co know Lim by a. new .aper iu one hand and few flowers in the o,L-r.
 HE HOVE IN SIGHT.
 At o'clock promptly we nearly fell 1ut of tlr window as he hove m Sight-sUch a cIiaver1uS, unhealthy looking spectacle, his set,iy ,ui- bru he'd and buttOued up, his can.-y hair o.i-l t.l it split and showed h-s scalp behind under the b.im of a shocking bal hat That hat alone -attled his status it was the style of ls5I The weed was rusty and the beaver had been touched up with a wet sponge There were knees in his winter trousers amt fringe ou their bottoms. The hey.s Uf hi, shoes were worn ofT one si.Ie t.lI Le walked oI the bias, and altogether be was as fine a specimen of decay as you could run ou iu @ week.
 In his hand which was covered with a black w0r-Ird glove, he bore a newspaper rolled up like the trunchcou of HamI,ts gl and u the end of iJ he haj stuck a bunch ul Liac,.
 As lUcls would have it, @ lady in mouruia. came down the street. Veritas was on -le alert. She hai u1 handkerchief in her haul. but be praucei up beside Der and looked cut ol his wafery eyes at her knowingly lie mot DO elc0ur1c ameut, but he couldn't give it up He IuS-.d her twice, swinging his flower tippei lalar trIHrheon, then he got iu front. s.t-.u- .t Up against his coat tail, and wa-- girz il a- if Doe was old dog Tray and pleased 0 meet .rr Ealf a dozen women h. pur- sIsi iu Hse manner, till finally, about I Ee gave. iJ Uu as a Lad job. and We l0st him.
 Tl.u wc ~.t down ant wrote this:
 Yesterday bv ul strategy could [ get o1rt- 
 and vowed ] should uot stir a step without her was iu d.speir. ] had no one to send, aul then you were disappointed But. dear friend, don't de-ert me; tc at that sanie place tl-.l.rrow, aud if Gt ten minutes past o'g,.e anu not here, come right around Co tL. next street where hvc. though didn't m.at.oa i- before. Go up the steps of No. 2i. rim. ,la bell ilqulr, for Mrs. Jones. vsu win Le shown into t..s pdrlor, and will come Co you. Ju.t sHtak of having come from .Iid dI-cowH lately. Talk about Julia and tLe boys. Speak up l1ui au.l say the new barn k nearly dcue' Talk about anything till tell you it E safe. berause that old dragon will surely he li-teuing."
 sYoOEIEE THAN EVER
 This was splendid Around in the next street at 26 livcs a woman named Jones. Em just dete>ts. Only think what a situation this brought about.
 At g, Punctgally, there was our awful ~Veri,as,7 sp1okier than ever The wretch waited and looked Gt a Waterbury watch several time. or cOurSe there was no Cor nelia, so be bracej himself and headed for 26, the next street. We had our hats on. and We flew out and after him. Up the step. bold as brass he went. He pulled the bell and was admitted We watched and waited cer- tainly fifteen minutes Then the door banged open. The servant came out and looked up and down the street. -She k after tue police. saiI Em. Then out bounced Veritas. bis hat iu his hand lie was bald as pound | of butter, that k, he had just a few hairs lie | vas Ee>ticulatiug wildly, and his poor old | fare was rCl Gs spanking, behind loomed uu | Ems heta Eoir, Mrs. Jona looking Ii.se a tur- | key who se,s a rel hat
 We sent Elm, hired girl over Co interview | the Jouss c..i, and we heard all about it. how Le eot into the p3rlor, and. when Mir. ! J0ne, came in, talked like a crazy maa about barns, Hui Ju'ias, ani COWS. and kept looking, | ot the folding glas- doors, and kept whisper | ins -Is it safe. Can I expose my Identity | uow.'
 And Mrs. Jones at last shriekel for the l girl, and they put the crazy creature out
 On, Em and have had a lovely time. We | arc going Co write him tonight. and VOW | that Gs~s Jones vas the mothlr-in-law, and | she t-, C'.Ii,..a lnckeI up. and beg him Co | iuvose J,c law, and save the money in ths | taE., aI-l a sweet. young, old crocer's willow. |
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